[Norm Lenhart]

The worst part is the masters need not even be in a related field.

I know of one person with almost a decade in the actual job that was told that had they not had a masters, they would have been replaced from the job they had been doing.

ANY masters. A degree in black lesbian studies would have qualified that person straight out of college over their actual work experience ON THAT JOB.

[Califreak]

And they come into the office and can’t even file properly for crying out loud.

[ponygirl]

Thing is...I don't have an MA with student loan debt attached, so I can afford to accept less salary. I wouldn't tell them that, however.

I know a guy who was told by his supervisor that if he went to night school and got his MA, he would be promoted. So he did, and even with the co footing part of the tuition, he's in the red for $60k. And then they laid him off and replaced him with two Hindus.

[Rodamala]

Back about 15 years ago the American Society of Civil Engineers was pushing for a "Masters or Equivalent" to be required before sitting for the P.E. exam. It was nothing more than blatant simultaneous fellatio going on between Academia and the Professional Society. Even now every state board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is requiring mandatory "Continuing Education Credits" to retain a PE license.

My old man saw the writing on the wall and folded his firm and retired rather than have to jump through hoops... which he shouldn't have to be doing with 45 years of field experience in Mechanical Engineering Design.